Licania sparsipilis S.F.Blake
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Authority
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Peck 858, British Honduras, fl (holotype, GH; isotypes, K, NY).
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Description
Description - Medium-sized tree, the young branches glabrous, or puberulous and soon becoming glabrous, not lenticellate. Leaves elliptic to oblong, coriaceous, 5.0-13.0 cm long, 2.2-5.5 cm broad, acuminate at apex, with acumen 6.0-15.0 mm long, cuneate to subcuneate at base, glabrous on both surfaces; palisade glands present beneath; midrib prominulous above, glabrous; primary veins 8-10 pairs, prominulous on both surfaces; petioles 4.0-7.0 mm long, sparsely lanate becoming glabrous, shallowly canaliculate, with two sessile glands. Stipules caducous (not seen). Inflorescences terminal and axillary racemose panicles, the rachis and branches brown-tomentose. Flowers 2.0 mm long, sessile on primary branches of inflorescence. Bracts and bracteoles ca 1 mm long, ovate, tomentose on exterior, entire to serrate, eglandular. Receptacle campanulate, sessile, tomentose on exterior, lanate-tomentose within. Calyx lobes acute, puberulous on both surfaces. Petals absent. Stamens 8-10, inserted in a complete circle; filaments far exceeding calyx lobes, free to base, glabrous. Ovary inserted at base of receptacle, villous at base, glabrescent above. Style hirsute at base, glabrous above, equalling filaments. Fruit globose, 1.5-2.0 cm diameter; epicarp smooth, glabrous; mesocarp thin, fleshy; endocarp thin, hard, glabrous within.
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Common Names
Bastard Pigeon Plum
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Distribution
Forest on low wet ground in Guatemala and British Honduras.
Belize Central America| Honduras Central America|